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“Tumble outta bed
And stumble to the kitchen
Pour myself a cup of ambition
Yawnin' and stretchin' and try to come to life.” - Dolly Parton (9to5)

Ah yes, I'm up early today. It’s Friday and it’s so good to have a day off from work. Here’s a tentative list of what I have planned for my day.

1) Meditate
2) Write
3) Make some coffee
4) Take a long morning walk
5) For breakfast, make some homemade ‘chilaquiles’ and refried beans.
6) Take a couple of photos for my LITTLE series.
7) See The Hunger Games at the Arclight.
8) Possibly have lunch somewhere?
9) Go see the Women of Surrealism Exhibit at the LACMA
10) Come home and relax for the rest of the evening.

The piece here is titled, “Amanda Lepore.” From out of nowhere, inspiration happened yesterday and I remembered this video by famed photographer David LaChapelle featuring Amanda Lepore. If you've never seen the video, it has Amanda naked in front of a vanity, painting her entire body pink with a M.A.C. lipstick.It's a little X rated, but not really. It’s art; it’s pure GENIUS! I just had to do it and I absolutely LOVE it. It came out exactly how I imagined it.

Later today, I’m going to work on a piece featuring Joan Rivers, a piece using little old people and shadows, and finally a piece inspired by surrealist artist, Rene Magritte; I’m excited.

“Without leaps of imagination, or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all, is a form of planning.”- Gloria Steinem

Have a beautiful Friday Day and weekend ahead.

I'm to the races.

Cheers!